Greece Flag Meaning & Details

a blue square bearing a white cross appears in the upper hoist-side corner

the cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, the established religion of the country

there is no agreed upon meaning for the nine stripes or for the colors note: Greek legislation states that the flag colors are cyan and white, but cyan can mean "blue" in Greek, so the exact shade of blue has never been set and has varied from a light to a dark blue over time